Writerly

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, they discuss writing about real people. How to find the courage to write about someone in your life, and what it means to actually create a character based on a real person.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. This week, Danielle speaks with Noreen Tomassi, Executive Director of The Center for Fiction, about their support of emerging writers.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Danielle sits down with the renowned photographer Beowulf Sheehan to discuss his work with writers.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Walter and Danielle discuss the frustrations (and benefits) of being a solitary creator in the publishing world. While it is a stereotype that writers lead lonely, solitary lives without institutional support, this episode lays out way to sustain your energy and creativity for the long haul.  

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. This week, Walter and Danielle discuss how to know when it is time to write THE END on your manuscript and send it out into the world.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Danielle reads listener mail and responds. She also discusses her new book and her decision to publish it under a new name.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Walter and Danielle talk with Mick Casale, screenwriter and professor of writing at NYU Tisch about character development, acting your character, and how writers can perform each role in a scene.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Walter and Danielle continue their discussion of character building in fiction.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Walter and Danielle talk about why character names matter in fiction, how they choose names for characters and what names mean in their books.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. This week, Walter and Danielle discuss the loneliness involved in writing and how they manage being alone (or don't) while writing.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. This week, Danielle discusses her six week social media cleanse, in which she stayed off the internet and focused on writing.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Walter and Danielle continue to talk about point of view in fiction.  

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Walter and Danielle continue the discussion about Point of View in fiction, breaking down the difference between first, second, and third POV.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Walter and Danielle discuss writing fiction using the first person point of view.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Walter and Danielle talk titles. How do you find the right one for your book? 

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Walter and Danielle discuss research methods for writing vivid fiction.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, they return to revision, asking how successful writers revise and perfect their work.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Walter and Danielle revisit the topic of revision.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Walter and Danielle talk about the joys and hazards of revising your work. **Due to technical problems, the sound quality of this episode is below our usual standard. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Bestselling and award winning writers Danielle Trussoni and Walter Kirn host the WRITERLY podcast, a weekly discussion of all things pertaining to the real lives of working writers. In this episode, Danielle and Walter talk about writing as technology changes, how to manage using different kinds of writing devices, and surviving tech failures.